I picked up this article because of the Natural Cures for
head lice. My daughter is an elementary school teacher
and not a year goes by that she does not have at least one case
of head lice. The natural cure for an asthma may not be
so natural - caffeine - but it is one I had not heard of and I
know will be helpful for the one time the inhaler is
misplaced.

Sharono

Three Natural Cures Your Kids Want You To
Know!

By: Robert Fioravante

When Hippocrates said “the physician treats but nature
heals,” he was describing the human body’s natural tendency
toward minimizing illness and creating optimal health. As we
know, however, the body needs a little help at times.
Alternative health practices can support the physical body in
its natural propensity toward healing by applying very
effective remedies.

In this article we present powerful natural treatments for
three health conditions that frequently affect children:
asthma, head lice, and pink eye. Orthodox medical doctors and
the drug conglomerates won’t be overly thrilled that you know
these natural treatments; they have no way of patenting or
monetizing these cures.

The Asthma Remedy

Asthma is a serious (if not frightening) disorder in which
the airway becomes inflamed, resulting in wheezing, loss of
breath, and tightness in the chest. About 15 million people in
the U.S. suffer with asthma and there are more than half a
million hospitalizations resulting from this disorder.

The prevalence of asthma has been increasing for every age
group affected. Children have the highest increase; over the
last ten years the rate of asthma in children has increased by
over 90%. Parents with asthmatic children will know that the
quickest remedy for an asthma attack comes from medication, but
there are times when a child’s inhaler is not available.

There are two natural ways to treat an asthma attack which
relate to the soothing effect that warm liquid has on bronchial
tubes. First, try some hot soup which can soothe the
bronchials. However, the second remedy can be more effective
since it includes a warm liquid with an additional ingredient:
caffeine. Coffee or tea, with caffeine, can open airways
similar to the way inhalers do, so try this during an asthma
episode if no medication is available.

The Pink Eye Cure

Before 1938, patentable antibacterial drugs had not been
developed, so colloidal silver was the primary “medicine” for
fighting infections in the U.S. It is quietly used today as a
cleaning agent in water tanks, by airlines for in-flight water
purification, and by NASA to sterilize water on the Space
Shuttle. Why? Colloidal silver has been found to destroy about
650 viral, bacterial, and fungal “bugs.”

One independent laboratory conducted research to determine
the effectiveness of a colloidal silver manufactured by a
company called Earthborn Products. This silver was applied to
both normal and resistant strains of staphylococcus aureus
bacteria and incubated at 37 degrees centigrade. The staph
cultures were killed in just four minutes! Also, research at
the Upstate Medical Center at Syracuse University (N.Y.) found
that “silver works on a wide range of bacteria without any
known side effects…”

Pink eye (pinkeye) or conjunctivitis is a highly contagious
ailment in which the conjunctiva or membrane that covers the
eye is infected by a virus or bacterial infection. Although
harmless, the challenge is to keep infected family members from
contaminating those around them. This challenge, however, has
been met with colloidal silver.

Many people are successfully treating their pink eye by
applying one or two drops of colloidal silver in their eyes,
twice a day. In fact, Dr. Evan M. Kansas reported in Science
Digest (1978) that he experienced “instant success" using
colloidal silver with immune compromised patients. One example
he gave was a patient’s pinkeye that was totally resolved in
less than six hours after topical treatment!

The Head Lice Cure

Mom and dad, if you’re tired of “nit picking,” then pay
attention. About ten million people in America are afflicted
with head lice and their eggs, or “nits.” The head louse lives
in human hair fairly close to the scalp where it feeds on human
blood. Female lice lay about 10 eggs per day and the babies, or
nits, hang-on to strands of hair with amazing tenacity.

Getting rid of head lice is a three-step process. You must
kill all the live lice, check for and remove all the nits by
combing and manual nit picking, and you must do a thorough job
of cleaning the infested person's belongings and home
environment.

Doctor Lawrence Schachner of the University of Miami School
of Medicine has found what he believes is the best, fastest
natural remedy for head lice yet: petroleum jelly. This cure
works not by poisoning the lice (like the prescription drugs
available), but by smothering them.

Dr. Schachner recommends slathering petroleum jelly on your
child's scalp and hair in the evening before bed. Then put a
shower cap on the child and let him sleep the night with the
cap on. By morning, the lice and knits are smothered. The down
side? Children must do repeated shampoos to remove the
petroleum jelly, so their hair may look oily for a while.

Copyright 2005 Robert Fioravante

About The Author

Robert Fioravante is a professional educator and webmaster
of http://www.allergyescape.com, a complete
resource for conventional allergy information as well as the
new energy-based allergy treatments.